Grain-pickling device.



I E. DOLTER. GRAIN PICKLING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 8, 917- Patented my 24, 1917.

murscr GBAIN-PIGKLING DEVICE.

Application filed January 8, 1917.

To all whom it lltCLjl/ concern:

Be it known that I, EMILE DoL'rnn, of the town of Sintaluta, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Grainlicltling Devices, of which the following is the specification.

The invention relates to improvements in devices for treating grain for smut and the object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive, easily operated device which the farmer can use for treating his grain in an effective and simple manner, a feature of the device being that it not only treats the grain for smut but also removes any wild oats which may be in the grain.

. A further object of the invention is to provide a device in which there is no loss of pickling solution.

With the above objects in view the invention consists essentially in a trough like holder mounted on a central rocker and divided by cross screens into two end compartments and a central trapping compartment and a removable filler cross board coacting with the screens, the parts being arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly described and later pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which 2- Figurel represents a perspective view of the complete device.

Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view centrally through the device.

Fig. 3 a perspective view of the tiller board.

in the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

1 represents a trough like holder formed from bottom boards 2, side boards 3 and 4 and end boards 5 and 6, such being put together so that they are watertight. Preferably the side and end boards incline to provide tapering sides and ends and further the side boards are fashioned so that they are of a less height at the center than at the ends.

This trough shaped holder is supported centrally on a rocker 7 formed from a cross block 8 and side supports 9 and 10.

Similar spaced cross screens 11 and 12 forming partitions are placed within the trough. like holder, which screens divide the Specification of Letters IEatent.

with it the floating cipally of wild oats which grain is trapped Patented July 2 1, 1917.

Serial No. 141,216.

holder into two end compartments 13 and 1a and a central trapping compartment 15. It will be noted that the upper edges of these screens are below the upper edges of the side boards 8 and 4: so that water flowing over the said edges of the screens will not overflow the sides of the holder.

16 is across filler board supplied with the device, which board can be inserted against one of the screens when desired to prevent the flow of water through the screen. The ends of the holder are fitted with handles 17 and'18,

lVhen the article is to be used for treating grain, the treating solution is placed in, say the right hand compartment 141, the end board 16 having been previously positioned againstthe screen 12 as shown in Fig. 2. The weight of the solution holds the device in the position shown in Fig. 2 with the right hand end restin on the floor.

The grain to be treated, say wheat, which more or less always contains a certain quantity of wild oats is next placed in the solution and is stirred or agitated to bring the liquid in close contact with the kernels.

\Vhen one considers that the grain has been thoroughly treated he goes to the left hand end of the machine and gradually forces that end down. As the end goes down the liquid in the right hand compartment 14 overflows over the upper edge of the board 16 and the screen 11 and carries grain, consisting prinin the compartment 15.

After all the floating grain has been caught in the latter compartment the board 16 can be withdrawn to allow all of the liquid to drain out of the then elevated grain in the compartment 1 1. As soon as this grain has properly drained the treated grain can be removed.

The compartment 13 is then ready to re ceive further grain for treatment and the operation as above described is repeated to treat the grain in the compartment 18 to trap the wild cats in the compartment 15 and to drain off the liquid again into the compartment 14.

The cats caught can be removed from time to time.

From the above description it will be obvious that this machine affords a very easy way oftreating the grain as Well as gives the farmer a very cheap and eiiicient device for doing theowiork. What I clailn as my invention is 1. A device for treating liquid solution comprising a tiltable partitioned holder having the partitions allowing of the flow of liquid through them to the exclusion of the grain and means for selectively closing the partitions to the eX- clusion of the flow of the liquid through them. I I 2. A device for treating grain with a liquid solution comprising a tiltable holder, screens or the like dividing the holder into compartments and means for selectively closing the screensto the passage of the liquid. I I I I 3. A device for treating grain With a liquid solution comprising a tiltable holder, screens dividing the holder into end compartments and a central compartment and means for selectively closing the screens to the passage of liquid through them.

A device for treating grain With a liquid solution comprising a tilt-able holder, screens dividingthe holder into end com partments and a central compartment and a removable filler board insertible adjacent one or the other of the screens to prevent the passage of liquid through the screen.

Copier.

grain With a of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the 5. A device for treating grain with a liquid solution comprising a tank like holder having an open top, a rocker supporting the holder centrally of its length, cross screens inserted Within the holder and dividing it into two comparatively large end compartments and a central comparatively small trapping compartment and a removable filler board insertible adjacent one or other adapted to prevent through the screen.

Signed at Sintaluta this 25th day of November 1916. a

EMILE DOLTER. In the presence of o Cnmsrnxn DoL'mR, Jr. R. A. DOL'IER.

the new of liquid Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

filler board insertible against one or other of the screens and 

